Hacker News: dstaley

New comment by dstaley in "Introducing Copilot+ PCs"

dstaley — Mon, 20 May 2024 21:15:59 +0000

You can already do that today with existing ARM-powered Windows devices (well, most of them anyway).

New comment by dstaley in "Rabbit: LLM-First Mobile Phone"

dstaley — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:59:59 +0000

Follow up question: why does this need dedicated hardware? What does a dedicated $200 device do that the same app running on a smartphone can’t?

New comment by dstaley in "Windows is now an app for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and PCs"

dstaley — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 06:41:49 +0000

This is literally just a pretty RDP client that connects to a cloud VM running full-blown Windows, so yes, you can do whatever you want in Excel.

New comment by dstaley in "Threads, an Instagram app"

dstaley — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:06:47 +0000

What's great is I can easily swap to an instance that is federating!

Unidirectional federation sounds like a nightmare on the UX side, so if that's the case I imagine it'd be Threads to Mastodon, enabling you to follow (but not interact) with Threads users.

New comment by dstaley in "Threads, an Instagram app"

dstaley — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 23:47:13 +0000

As a Mastodon/Fediverse user, I hope the rumors that this is based on ActivityPub are true. I'd love for there to be an easy-to-use interface for everyone that brings more people and content into the Fediverse.

New comment by dstaley in "Windows NT on 600MHz machine opens apps instantly. What happened?"

dstaley — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:41:57 +0000

I use WinMerge[1] a lot, and it's always impressed me how it immediately opens to a useable state. So it's absolutely still possible to write Windows software that can open instantly. I think the biggest issue, which multiple other comments have identified, is that people just don't care. Apps open fast enough these days, and no one is pushing back on developers to improve their app's startup performance.

[1]: https://winmerge.org

New comment by dstaley in "New Sony Walkman music player"

dstaley — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 18:31:35 +0000

They both use Qualcomm chips. The smaller model uses a QCS2290, which appears to support GPS, so I suspect the larger model does as well.

https://www.qualcomm.com/products/technology/processors/appl...

New comment by dstaley in "Whipper: Accurate Audio CD Ripping"

dstaley — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 21:06:00 +0000

Most hi-res audio is being sold as digital downloads. I don't think there's a currently-sold physical medium that contains digital data that's higher quality than a CD.

New comment by dstaley in "WInd3x, the iPod Bootrom exploit 10 years too late"

dstaley — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 08:53:43 +0000

The iPod nano 7th generation uses the same file structure as other iPods, but appears to use a database checksum that hasn't been reverse engineered yet. Given that the 7th generation nano has Bluetooth, I hope it's a more attractive target for exploits and reverse engineering. I agree that it's a lovely form factor!

New comment by dstaley in "Twitter's API is down?"

dstaley — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 06:45:56 +0000

The makers of Tweetbot are making a Mastodon client!

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/29/tapbots-ivory-mastodon-...

New comment by dstaley in "Usbc.wtf – an article and quiz to find the right USB-C cable"

dstaley — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 01:50:34 +0000

I love this idea! I do think the method of picking results needs a bit of tweaking. I tried the most basic case, charging a laptop with a C-to-C cable, and it suggested two Thunderbolt cables and a 5 Gbps cable, all of which are overkill (and less than ideal given their length limitations).

New comment by dstaley in "Upgrading my old Chumby 8 Linux kernel"

dstaley — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 01:14:05 +0000

Yup, basically that idea, but a bit higher spec (Linux-capable CPU instead of a microcontroller, larger and higher-resolution touchscreen). But it's definitely on the right track! Ideally we'd have something in line spec-wise with the Amazon Echo Show 5.

New comment by dstaley in "Upgrading my old Chumby 8 Linux kernel"

dstaley — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:30:43 +0000

No, something more akin to a smart display without a battery and a chassis that works well for being on a shelf or nightstand.

New comment by dstaley in "Upgrading my old Chumby 8 Linux kernel"

dstaley — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:19:11 +0000

Everytime I'm reminded of the Chumby, I'm saddened that there isn't a modern version with an open development SDK. While Nest Hubs and Echo Shows are now available dirt cheap, they're all just e-waste waiting to happen. I wish there was a cheap, highly available device with similar specs (WiFi, Bluetooth, nice displays, microphone, maybe cameras) that it was trivially easy to put your own software onto.

New comment by dstaley in "Bun 0.3"

dstaley — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:04:13 +0000

Additionally, I'd love to see the PR where this change was implemented. I've been trying to convince Zola, a static site generator written in Rust, to support older versions of GLIBC.

New comment by dstaley in "Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com"

dstaley — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 22:56:28 +0000

I was really hoping Microsoft would expand this feature. I currently use a Microsoft 365 Business account for my personal email, and it feels like using a chainsaw to open a letter. One of the biggest gripes I have is the fact that a "Microsoft Account" and a Microsoft 365 account are two separate things, and you can't use a Microsoft 365 Account email for a Microsoft Account. Several Microsoft services only work with Microsoft Accounts, so I keep a @outlook.com email around just for those rare instances.

For example, I believe Xbox only allows Microsoft Accounts, so I wouldn't be able to login to an Xbox using my primary email address.

New comment by dstaley in "SQLite in the browser with WASM/JS"

dstaley — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:03:09 +0000

Oooff, 266 KB is a hefty price to pay. I really wish WebSQL would have won out over IndexedDB, because I would have loved to have been able to build libraries on top of that instead of the headache IndexedDB is.

New comment by dstaley in "Dear JetBrains, Don't mess with your UI"

dstaley — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:11:39 +0000

I actually _really_ like these changes, but then again I was previously a VS Code user. I think JetBrains is specifically courting users who, like me, don't deal well with user interfaces that utilize large numbers of text labels. I think they're catching up to "modern design", and trying to skate to where the puck is so to speak.

However, I do want to point out that I don't think the author has actually used the new UI considering they mention the overuse of animations, considering that the new UI doesn't have _any_ as far as I can tell.

New comment by dstaley in "React Native 0.69"

dstaley — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:16:49 +0000

Honestly I think they'll eventually drop the `0.` and just call it React Native 80. I can't imagine them ever referring to it as "React Native 1.1".

New comment by dstaley in "Tailscale SSH"

dstaley — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:54:39 +0000

Ah it's using crypto/ssh to provide the SSH server, so I think that's all the details I needed! Can't wait to give this a shot.